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Fishponds near Kukil'nyky village


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena LC breeding 1993 40-66 breeding pairs B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC breeding 1993 120-450 breeding pairs A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding 1993 10-300 breeding pairs B1i, B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fishponds near Kukil'nyky village. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fishponds-near-kukilnyky-village-iba-ukraine on 22/09/2023.